Question 1

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The "Historical Evolution of the City in the U.S." says there is a strong relationship between transportation technology and the size and shape of cities.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as transportation technology has been a key factor in shaping the size and layout of cities in the United States over time.

Question 2

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Motor vehicles were the form of transportation that first opened corridors of development, provided access to markets for commercial crops, and helped establish towns across North America.

Accepted Answer

Railroads

Question 3

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Today most immigrants to the United States come from Asia or Latin America.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. Most immigrants to the United States today come from Asia or Latin America.

Question 4

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In the Electric Streetcar era of the Historical Evolution of the U.S. City, settlement developed along commuter routes, in some cases as far away as 40-60 miles from downtown.

Accepted Answer

Freeway era

Question 5

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In 1900, more than 90 percent of African Americans lived in the northern part of the United States; today about half of them live there.

Accepted Answer

southern

Question 6

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Settlement in the United States is strongly centered on large cities throughout the country, with more thinly settled areas in between.

Accepted Answer

The United States has a pattern of settlement where large cities are major population centers, with less densely populated rural areas in between.

Question 7

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Canada has a French cultural homeland.

Accepted Answer

Canada does have a French cultural homeland, particularly in the province of Quebec.

Question 8

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Horses are in North America because Europeans brought them to the region.

Accepted Answer

This is true as horses are not native to North America and were introduced by Europeans during colonization.

Question 9

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -White flight to the suburbs is part of gentrification.

Accepted Answer

is not

Question 10

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In the current phase of migration to the United States (1970-present), the majority of immigrants come from Southern and Eastern Europe.

Accepted Answer

Latin America and Asia

Question 11

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Megalopolis is located on the West Coast of the United States, from Portland, OR to Seattle, WA.

Accepted Answer

East Coast of United States, from Boston to Washington, D.C.

Question 12

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Gerrymandering involves displacement of lower-income residents of central-city neighborhoods with higher-income residents, rehabilitation of deteriorated inner-city landscapes, and construction of new shopping complexes, entertainment centers, or convention centers.

Accepted Answer

Gentrification

Question 13

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The process in which immigrants are absorbed by the larger host society is called cultural assimilation.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as cultural assimilation refers to the process in which immigrants adopt the language, customs, values, and behaviors of the majority group in the host society.

Question 14

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Enslaved Africans arrived in North America in the first wave of European immigration.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Write True or False to the statements...

Question 15

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Sunbelt portion of the United States saw its greatest population growth in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

since 1970

Question 16

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Mechanization of agriculture is a cause of rural-to-urban migration.

Accepted Answer

Mechanization of agriculture is a cause of rural-to-urban migration because it reduces the need for labor in rural areas, leading to job losses and the need for people to seek employment in cities.

Question 17

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Atlantic Coast of the United States contains the densest population settlement in the country.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true.

Question 18

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -During the Pedestrian era of the Historical Evolution of the U.S. City model, cities were compact and usually about 3-4 miles in diameter.

Accepted Answer

During the Pedestrian era, cities were indeed compact and typically about 3-4 miles in diameter, as transportation was primarily on foot.

Question 19

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Concentric Zone model of city structure is the most accurate representation of today's North American cities.

Accepted Answer

The Urban Realms Model

Question 20

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The situation in which people leave large cities and move to smaller towns and rural areas is called counterurbanization.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true. Counterurbanization refers to the movement of people from urban areas to smaller towns and rural areas.

Quiz 3: North America